Hisdates•ComPage 8: Historical Events In December - 19
Saturday, 18 January 2025
2006 A Libyan court sentences five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor to death for knowingly infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV on this day in history. 
2007 A presidential election takes place in South Korea. Former mayor of Seoul Lee Myung-bak, of the Grand National Party, won with 50% of the vote against two other major opponents on this day in history.
2007 On this day in history an explosion and fire at the T2 Laboratories facility in Jacksonville, Florida kills 4 and injures 14.
2007 On this day in history the Flying Phantom sinks in the River Clyde, three crew are killed.
2007 On December - 19 vladimir Putin, President of Russia, is announced as Time magazine's 2007 Person of the Year.
2012 UBS bank is fined $1.5 billion for its role in manipulating the Libor rate on this day in history.
2018 On this day in history first use of a drone to deliver vaccines - to island of Erromango, Vanuatu, by Unicef
2018 On this day in history drones flying over Gatwick airport, England, causes delays and cancellations for 800 flights and 110,000 people
2018 US President Trump announces victory over the Islamic State and planned withdrawal of US troops from Syria on this day in history.
2018 On this day in history houston Rockets set NBA single-game record with 26 three-pointers in 136-118 victory over Washington Wizards; 8 players hit from deep as Rockets shoot 26-of-55 (47.3%); James Harden leads charge, shooting 6-of-11 on 3s
2019 On December - 19 a locust plague devastates 173,000 acres (70,000 hectares) of crop and grazing land in Ethiopia and Somalia.
2019 A court in the Philippines convicts Andal Ampatuan Jr., his brother Zaldy Ampatuan and 31 others including three members of the Ampatuan clan, of 57 counts of murder and sentences them to life imprisonment without parole for their role in the Maguindanao massacre.December 20 - The United States founds the United States Space Force, a branch of the United States Armed Forces dedicated to space warfare on this day in history.
2021 On this day in history the 2021 Hong Kong legislative election, originally scheduled for 6 September 2020 but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is held.
2021 On December - 19 the second round of the 2021 Chilean presidential election is held; leftist candidate Gabriel Boric is elected President.
2024 On this day in history paul McCartney wraps up his 'Got Back' tour at London's O2 Arena, with guest appearances from Ron Wood during "Get Back", and Ringo Starr drumming on "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" and "Helter Skelter"
2024 Mazan rapes trial: The Judicial Court in Avignon, France, finds Dominique Pelicot guilty of the aggravated rape of his ex-wife Gisèle Pelicot and imposes the maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. The 50 other defendants in the case are also convicted of crimes ranging from attempted rape to aggravated rape, and receive prison sentences ranging from three to 15 years on December - 19.
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